A frozen maze is sure to be one of the highlights of the 20th anniversary of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh.

A frozen maze is sure to be one of the highlights of the 20th anniversary of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh.

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Updated: 12:58 PM EST Dec 31, 2013

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WEBVTT KEEP YOU INFORMED AND GET YOU READY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR AT WTAE.COM. AND AS WE TALK ABOUT WE'RE READY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN A BIG WAY, THIS YEAR IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY FOR FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH AND ORGANIZERS ANTICIPATE AS MANY AS 50,000 PEOPLE PACKING DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH TONIGHT. IT FOR MORE ON THAT AND MORE ON THE FIRST NIGHT FESTIVITIES LET'S BRING IN REPORTER BOB MAYO, LIVE DOWNTOWN. ARE YOU NEAR THAT ICE MAZE THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE AS YOU SEE. PART OF THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL HIGHMARK FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH FOR 2014. YOU CAN SEE INSIDE HERE THEY'RE PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES. A GUY ON SCAFFOLDING OVER THERE. ONE OF MANY UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES. TAKE A LOOK AT VIDEO FROM FIRST NIGHT FROM PAST YEARS. WE CAN TELL YOU THAT TONIGHT WILL INCLUDE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT, LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER ACTIVITIES, MAGIC, VISUAL ARTS, FAMILY FRIENDLY, ALCOHOL-FREE, BIG KICKOFF AT 6:00 P.M. AND THE DOLLAR BANK MAIN STAGE. CHILDREN'S FIREWORKS AROUND 6 OR 6:15 OVER THE 7th STREET BRIDGE AND A SPECIAL PARADE WITH MR. McFEELEY, ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO THE COUNTDOWN AND RISING OF THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH BALL AT MIDNIGHT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH DARCY, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRST NIGHT BURG, ABOUT THIS ICE LAY BRITH AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES. PEOPLE CAN LINE UP AND YOU NEED YOUR ALL ACCESS BUTTON GET YOU INTO ALL OF OUR EVENTS AT HIGHMARK FIRST NIGHT PITTSBURGH AND THROUGH THIS ICE LABRITH AS WELL AND PEOPLE CAN LOSE THEMSELVES IN THE ICE MAZE. SOME SPECIAL SURPRISES INSIDE, SOME SORT OF SPECIAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AND THINGS. AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO USE HTH FIRSTNIGHT PGJ AS THEY PUT THOSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S SNOWING NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE COLD. HOW MUCH OF THIS IS OUTDOORS, HOW MUCH IS INDOORS? WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC THINGS OUTDOORS, OF COURSE, BUT 90s% OF OUR VENUES AND THINGS TO DO ARE ACTUALLY INDOORS SO WHETHER YOU LIKE MUSIC, DANCE, COMEDY, THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND IT CAN BE ALL FOUND INDOORS AS WELL. GO TO WTAE.COM, THERE'S INFORMATION AND LINKS TO FIRST NIGHT TO GET THOSE ALL PASS ACCESS BUTTONS IN ADVANCE. MORE THROUGH THE EVENING,

Pittsburgh gets ready to ring in First Night of 2014

A frozen maze is sure to be one of the highlights of the 20th anniversary of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh.